BURMA/THAILAND

Border Green Energy Team (BGET)   Mae Sot, Thailand
GrnEmp Partner: 2005-Present

BGET provides hands-on appropriate technology training and financial support to village innovators in ethnic minority areas on both sides of the Thai/Burmese border. BGET works in four main service areas: local trainings for operators of Thai solar home systems; refugee camp renewable energy trainings; community micro-hydro construction and maintenance; and solar electricity construction and maintenance trainings for medical clinics on the Thai/Burmese border.

COLOMBIA

APROTEC   Sucarsal-Villavicencio, Colombia
GrnEmp Partner: 2008-Present

APROTEC specializes in developing renewable energy projects that use appropriate technology to supply energy within a framework that promotes social development and preserves the environment. They are a member of the "Network of Biodigesters for Latin America and the Caribbean" (RedBioLAC) and are promoting biogas in Columbia as another source of renewable energy.

COSTA RICA

EARTH University   Guácimo, Limó, Costa Rica
GrnEmp Partner: 2008-Present

EARTH University provides a rigorous education in the agricultural sciences and natural resources for the sustainable development of Latin America. They play an integral part in the "Network of Biodigesters for Latin America and the Caribbean" (RedBioLAC) and hosted the 2010 Biogas Digester Design Exchange on their campus.

ECUADOR

CARE-Ecuador   Quito, Ecuador
GrnEmp Partner: 2008-Present

CARE-Ecuador takes a community-based, multi-disciplinary approach to improving basic education, increasing access to clean water and sanitation, and building local economies. They are a member of the Network of "Biodigesters for Latin America and the Caribbean" (RedBioLAC) and are promoting biogas technology in Ecuador.

La Fundación Ecuatoriana de Tecnologia Apropriada (FEDETA)   Quito, Ecuador
GrnEmp Partner: 2007-Present

FEDETA is a non-profit institution that works for a world that is "socially more just, ecologically more healthy and technologically more humane." FEDETA’s programs include research projects, development, and application of renewable energy, agriculture and education. They have installed over 600 solar panels and 2 micro-hydro projects in remote areas of the Amazon. Green Empowerment is working with FEDETA to strengthen their national solar program and introduce solar water pumps to remote villages.

NICARAGUA

La Asociación de Trabajadores de Desarrollo Rural-Ben Linder 

Matagalpa, Nicaragua
GrnEmp Partner: 1997-Present

The Association of Rural Development Workers-Ben Linder (ATDER-BL) has brought hydroelectricity to the region of Cua-Bocay and developed projects with communities in north central Nicaragua since 1987. It has protected four watersheds, and has conserved thousands of acres of forests alongside providing electricity and water to tens of thousands of residents.

ATDER-BL is a group of approximately 35 activists, 6 staff and many citizens who have partnered with Green Empowerment to develop various renewable energy, rural development, and environmental projects over the last 20 years. Benjamin Linder, for whom ATDER-BL is named, was a mechanical engineer from Portland, OR who was killed by the Contras while working on micro-hydropower in Nicaragua.

Asociación Fénix   Managua, Nicaragua
GrnEmp Partner: 2002-Present

AsoFénix is dedicated to the diffusion, development and application of renewable energy to address energy needs and protect the environment. They work closely with communities and local officials to build solar water pumps and electricity systems, solar ovens, micro-hydro projects and biogas digesters. In 2011, AsoFenix won awards both in the Water category and for Best Project in Nicaragua at the annual Energy Globe awards.

blueEnergy   Managua and Bluefields, Nicaragua
GE Partner: 2008-Present

blueEnergy implements hybrid wind-solar systems that improve access to education, water, and communication in isolated communities on the eastern coast of Nicaragua. For our first project together, we implemented a hybrid wind electricity-solar water pumping system in central Nicaragua in 2010.

MEXICO

Instituto Internacional de Recursos Renovables (IRRI-México)   Mexico City, Mexico
GrnEmp Partner: 2007-Present

IRRI trains residents to use natural resources sustainably with rainwater harvesting, solar PV, and biogas systems in Chiapas, Yucatan, San Miguel Allende, and Mexico City. They are a member of the "Network of Biodigesters for Latin America and the Caribbean" (RedBioLAC) and have developed a unique polypropylene plastic design for biogas digesters.

PERU

Soluciones Prácticas-ITDG   Lima, Peru
GrnEmp Partner: 2005-Present

Soluciones Prácticas-ITDG (ITDG) is committed to poverty reduction, environmental conservation and appropriate technology choice. With offices in seven Peruvian locales and a staff of approximately 150, ITDG has a long list of accomplishments including electrifying clinics, churches, schools and community centers; bringing wind energy to Andean communities; developing international renewable energy training courses; and developing 50 micro-hydro systems, earning them an Ashden Award in 2007.

Desarrollo Sostenible En Accion (DESEA)   Calca, Peru
GrnEmp Partner: 2008-Present

DESEA supports comprehensive programs for household water treatment, community health, and economic development in Southern Peru. We are partnering with DESEA to bring potable water, hygiene and sanitation education, health assessments, and bi-weekly health clinics in three Accha Alta communities near the Sacred Valley, Cusco region. 

PHILLIPINES

YAMOG   Mindanao, Philippines
GrnEmp Partner: 2003-Present 

Yamog is devoted to local training and capacity building for community committees that own, manage and run their micro hydro systems. They have worked with the communities of eastern Mindanao in the Philippines for over a decade, integrating community energy projects into potable water, irrigation, and environmental conservation measures. They also study the sociopolitical, economic and environmental situations of communities who are interested in renewable energy.

Phillipines Center for Water and Sanitation (PCWS)  Quezon City, Philippines
GrnEmp Partner: 2011-Present

PCWS is a premier Filipino NGO working to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene through the use of renewable, locally manufactured appropriate technologies and community-based training. Since 1990 it has built the capacity of local governments, communities and NGOs to sustainably deliver clean, safe, and affordable drinking water in over 68 areas of the Philippines. In addition to technical assistance, PCWS also conducts research and advocacy, as a member of national and international NGO networks, on water and sanitation issues affecting marginalized populations in the Philippines and beyond. 

Wellspring of Science and Technology (SIBAT)   Quezon City, Philippines
GrnEmp Partner: 2005-Present

 SIBAT pioneers development of community-based appropriate technology solutions in Philippine rural areas. Since 1984, they have installed micro-hydro electric plants , solar pumps, and wind turbines in various parts of the Philippines. As a complement to their renewable energy projects, they incorporate sustainable agriculture as a means to further improve the socio-economic conditions of poor communities. To boost agricultural productivity, their energy projects often support both production and post harvest machinery. 

Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation Inc. (AIDFI)  

Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines
GrnEmp Partner: 2004-Present

AIDFI promotes organic agriculture, micro-enterprise, sustainable technologies, children's education and self-reliant community organizations in the Philippines. They design, manufacture, and install ram pumps to deliver water to villages of 20-100 households. For their success pioneering an original, efficient ram pump, they have won several international awards and consulting positions. 

Additional PARTNERS

Fundacion Solar
Guatemala City, Guatemala 
Green Empowerment (GrnEmp) partner: 2000-2001 

Fundacíon Natura
Quito, Ecuador
GrnEmp Partner: 2003-2006 

Palang Thai
Bangkok, Thailand
GrnEmp Partner: 2003-2007

Partners of Community Organizers (PACOS)
Sabah, Borneo 
GrnEmp Partner: 2001-2005; 2010-Present